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Patented May l4, 19m. E. L. GODING.

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(Application filed June 9, 1896.)

(No Model.)

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EDWIN L. GODING, OF PORTLAND, MAINE, ASSIGNOR TO WVILLIAM B. ARNOLD, OFNORTH ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,084, dated May 14,1901.

Application filed June 9,1896. Serial No. 594,828. (No model.)

T0 0% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN L. GODING, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State ofMaine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasts; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in lasts.

The preferred formof my invention, as herein shown, gives specialstrength for use on beefing-machines; and to this end it consists informing a vertical longitudinally-extended socket in the heel portion ofthe last continuous with the spindle-hole and of less width than thediameter thereof. This socket may extend to the bottom of the last or tothe metal plate usually attached thereto. A bearing-plate may beinserted in the bottom of the socket to receive the anvil of theheeliugmachine.

My invention is applicable both to lasts made in a single piece and todivided lasts, and in the latter case it provides a greatlyimproveddivided or hinged last. Lasts have been heretofore hinged togethersimply by one hinge, which has usually been of the common butt hingetype. My improvement, however, differs from this old style of last andemploys two distinct and separate unions arranged adjacent the oppositesides of the last and each secured in place so as to brace and cooperatewith the other union in producing an extremely rigid last incapable ofpermitting the heel part to shift or twist out of alinement with thefore part when the last is in extended position. As the simplest meansof overcoming the said twisting or wrenching of the parts relatively toeach other I have joined them together simply by links or plates, thisbeing the simplest kind of a hinge. In this latter case the socketextends from the spindle-hole forwardly to the line of division, and aconnecting-plate pivotally secured to the front part extends into thebottom of said socket and is secured therein, serving to connect the twoparts of the last together and for a bearing for the anvil of theheeling-machine.

In the drawings herewith accompanying and forming a part of thisapplication, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a last, showing socket andsection of heeling-machine anvil adapted to fit therein, the toe partbeing broken away. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section,partly in elevation, of a divided last provided with my improvement, thedotted lines showing the position of the heel part relative to the toepart when being inserted in or removed from a shoe. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view of Fig. 2, taken on lines w 00; and Fig. 4 isaview in perspective of the fore part of the last with twoconnectiug-plates, one extendinginto the socket in the heel part of thelast.

Same letters refer to like parts.

In said drawings, A represents the heel part of a last having a verticalspindle-hole B therein and a socket O. This socket may be formed readilyin whole lasts by boring the spindle-hole entirely through the last,inserting a saw in said hole, and making a lougitudinal saw-cut therein.In a divided last the socket may be made by a saw-cut extending from thefront of the heel part backwardly to its intersection with thespindle-hole.

To the bottom of the last may be secured the usual heel-plate D, and theanvil of the heeling-machine may strike directly thereon, or a verticalbearing-plate I to receive the end of the anvil may be inserted in thebottom of the socket, as seen in Fig. 2.

The heeling-machine anvil when specially adapted to be used with lastsinvolving my improvement has the usual cylindrical portion E and aflange F extending therefrom and adapted to enter the socket in thelast, the cylindrical portion fitting in the spindlehole B. The flangeentering the socket prevents the last from twisting on the anvil andgives a long hearing or seat for the anvil.

In the divided last a socket H is made in the rear wall of the forepart, and the end of a metallic plate I is pivotally mounted therein ona pin J, extending transversely through the last. Said plate extendsrearwardly and is securely mounted in the bottom of the socket in theheel part. Said plate may extend to the rear wall of the spindle-hole.To strengthen the connection between the two parts of the last, anadditional connectingplate K may be used.

I am not aware that a plurality of connec tions of any sort haveheretofore been employed in joining the parts of a divided last. Thearrangement of the hinges one at each side of the last prevents alllateral twist, and such a last is capable of sustaining very greatpressure exertedin any plane either laterally, vertically, or diagonallyand renders the last capable of being used in any position founddesirable or necessary in the manufacture of boots or shoes. The unionor hinge which I prefer to employ consists simply of a metal plate, thisbeing advantageous on account of its cheapness of construction andconvenience of application.

To enable the last to be readily inserted in and withdrawn from theboot, a portion of the heel part adjacent to the fore part is removed,preferably on a diagonal line, as seen at L. This taken in connectionwith the pivoted connecting-plate permits the heel portion to swing onthe pivot into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

In operation the anvil of the heeling-machine is inserted in the socketand spindlehole, and striking on the heel-plate or the vertical plate,as the case may be, has a hearing extending nearly the entire length ofthe heel, while the web in the socket prevents the last from twisting onthe anvil. The manner of connecting the two parts of the last brings theadjacent walls close together when the two parts are in their normalpositions and effectually prevents them from moving relatively to eachother except up-- wardly, and thus, while enabling the last to bereadily inserted in and removed from the boot, does not destroy itsadaptability for use in lasting.

It will be understood that while I have shown my invention in the formin which I prefer to embody and use it, yet I am not restricted thereto,inasmuch as various changes in form and arrangement of parts and varioussubstitutions may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of my invention, and accordingly I do not otherwise limit myselfthan as expressed hereinafter in the claims, and while I regard as veryimportant that feature of my invention which relates to the provision ofmeans in a last for preventing the twisting of a last on theheeling-anvil and affording a long bearing in the last for use onheelingmachines, yet my invention is advantageous, when consideredbroadly, for divided lasts in general, and I have accordingly in certainof my claims set forth this feature of the invention without referenceto specific construction or to other features of the invention.

Having thus described my invention and its use, I claim- 1. In atransversely-divided hinged last, the combination of a fore part andheel part with a plurality of hinges inserted and secured in the body ofthe last, one hinge being near one side of the last and another hingebeing near the other side of the last, the opposed ends of the fore partand heel part contacting below the hinges when in alinement.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a last divided transversely to itslength and having vertically-disposed sockets in the adjacent wallsthereof, said socket in the heel part extending rearwardly to thespindle-hole and being of less width than the diameter thereof andforming with said spindle-hole a socket for the anvil of theheeling-machine and a connectingplate pivotally secured in the socket inthe fore part of the last and rigidly secured in the bottom of thesocket in the heel part and forming a bearing for the end of theheeling-machine anvil, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the fore part of a last with an upwardly-swingingheel part, of a plurality of means for hinging said parts together attheir sides, one of said hinging means being near one side of the lastand another of said hinging means being near the other side of the last,to prevent deforming of the last, said fore part and heel part beingformed with a space between their upper opposed portions and withcontacting end surfaces below the axes on which the heel part turns.

4:. A divided last having its forward portion and heel part arranged toturnon each other, and connected together by independent unions securedat their ends in the opposite portions of the last adjacent the sides ofthe last, substantially as described.

5. A divided or multipart last having its heel part capable of swingingon the rest of the last, said heel part being connected'to the forwardportion of the last by two independent unions extending longitudinallyof the last and permanently secured therein adjacent the sides of thelast, substantially as described.

6. A divided or multipart last having its fore part and heel partconnected together by a plurality of plates set vertically in the lastand permanently secured to said heel part and fore part respectively,substantially as described.

7. A divided last having vertical independent kerfs in the contiguouswalls of its fore part and heel part respectively, combined with platesfitting into said kerfs and pivotally mounted therein at one of theirends, substantially as described.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a last having a portion removed fromthe top thereof at a point at or near the ankle and then diemcee videdtransversely into a fore part and a heel part; said parts being joinedtogether by transversely-bending nnions1ocated,one near one side portionand another near the other side portion of the last; and opposed ends ofthe fore part and heel part contacting below said unions when inalineinent, said unions having body portions extending lengthwise of thelast.

9. As a new article of manufacture a last having a V-shaped portionremoved from the top thereof and divided transversely into a fore partand heel part; a plurality of sets of holes in opposed Walls of saidparts and adapted to register; and a plurality of transversely-bendingunions, the shanks of which are secured in said holes; one set of holesand one of said unions being near one side and another set of holes andanother of said unions being near the other side of the last; and theopposed ends of the fore part and heel part contacting below said unionswhen in alineinent, said unions having body portions extendinglengthwise of the last.

10. In a transversely-divided hinged last, the combination of the forepart and heel part with a plurality of hinges inserted in the body ofthe last, one hinge being near one side of the last and the other hingebeing near the other side of the last; and means for securing theinserted portions of the hinges in place, the inserted portions of thehinges extending in the direction of the length of the last.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of tWo witnesses,this 30th day of May, 1896.

EDWIN L. GODING.

Witnesses:

ELGIN O. VERRILL, NATHAN CLIFFORD.

